Re: Sealing slicks with beadwork to hold air
[Re: Cab_Burge]
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07/29/21 02:10 PM
07/29/21 02:10 PM
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Wind Gap,Pa.
Sammy
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I remember when a lot of racers use dish soap to coat the insides of their slicks, I have done that but forgot about until seeing this post  It worked but Hoosiers tubeless slicks do hold air a lot better than M/T tube types slicks due  My last set of 14/32 M/T stiff walls slicks held air fairly well when new, once they were worn to less than 1/2 the original tread depth they started loosing air quicker  I ended up buying a new set of tubes for them and ran them until all the wear holes where gone  Thanks Cab. I'm running beadlocks so no tubes. Going to try just using dishwasher soap 1st.
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Re: Sealing slicks with beadwork to hold air
[Re: Sammy]
#2948615
07/29/21 06:00 PM
07/29/21 06:00 PM
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I've ran both and never had an issue with either, but I've only ever read MTs having that issue. No way I'd re-buy a tire I have to soap just to hold air, that's QC they should be doing on their end.
Last edited by A39Coronet; 07/29/21 06:02 PM.
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Re: Sealing slicks with beadwork to hold air
[Re: Sammy]
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07/29/21 07:13 PM
07/29/21 07:13 PM
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Massillon, Ohio
cudatom
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Not sure about Hoosier but my Phoenix tires with bead locks don't leak. I do have MT PBR's but not with beadlocks. They never loose any air either
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Re: Sealing slicks with beadwork to hold air
[Re: cudatom]
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07/29/21 10:17 PM
07/29/21 10:17 PM
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Bend,OR USA
Cab_Burge
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All the M/T bias ply slicks I've bought and used where design for tube per M/T tech and all the warehouses I've bought them from Not so on the radials though, they are tubeless. Hoosiers, Goodyear and maybe several others drag tire companies quit making tube type drag slicks years ago 
Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)
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Re: Sealing slicks with beadwork to hold air
[Re: Cab_Burge]
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08/01/21 01:05 PM
08/01/21 01:05 PM
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I remember when a lot of racers use dish soap to coat the insides of their slicks, I have done that but forgot about until seeing this post It worked but Hoosiers tubeless slicks do hold air a lot better than M/T tube types slicks due  Wipe the inside sidewalls of the slick with Dish soap.... one of life's happy little mystery's that doesn't cost much...and there is no good reason not to if your going tubeless.
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